Kindergarten-loom.



No. 700,636. Patented May 20, I902.

. F. A. FOSTER.

KINDERGARTEN LOOM.

(Apptkation filed Igb. If, 1902.")

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

FRANCES A. FOSTER, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

KINDERGARTEN-1.00M.

SYEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,636, dated May 20,1902.

Application filed February 5, 1902. Serial No. 92,739.: (No model.) i

T l h m it ay concern: bars and 6, which may be conveniently made Be it known that I, FRANCES A, FOSTER, a from wood. Said end bars 5 and 6 are bored citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux: transversely thereof, the bores in the bar 5 City, in the county of Woodbury and State being denoted by 7, while the other bores are 5 of Iowa, have invented new and useful Imdesignated by 8. It willbe seen that the bores provements in Kindergarten-Looms, of which g7 extend entirely through their end bar, while the following is a specification. Ehe bores S extend partially through their This invention relates to kindergartenar. There are four bores in each end bar,

looms, and although I do not wish to restrict lthough, of course, this number may be va to the invention to any particular use it is of deried, and the bores in the respective bars form cided utility as an adjunct to manual primary eats for rods 9 and 1 0, which may consist of school teaching. Said loom is exceedingly wire. By making a greater number of bores light, simple in construction, it is reversible than rods in the respective bars said rods can and requires only one hand to hold it, and it be moved toward or from each other to vary 15 is adapted either to right or left hand pupils. the effective width of the loom.

The loom inthe present case has endbars To assemble the device, one end of each rod provided with bores and the bores on one of will be inserted in a bore 8 until said end is the bars extending entirely through the same, bottomed, after which the opposite ends of and the bar which is provided with said lastsaid rods will be thrust into corresponding 20 mentioned bores has a longitudinal groove or bores '7, the end bars and rods when thus aschannel, and a stop of suitable kind.is held sembled presenting substantially a rectanin said groove and is engaged by the ends of gular structure the relation of which is maina plurality of rods projecting into the bores tained by a stop 11, which fits into a groove in the bar carrying said stop, while the opor channel 12, extending the entire length of 25 posite ends of said rods fit into said other the end bar 5. and which abuts against or is bores, and the stop normally prevents the end contiguous to the ends of the rods 9 and 10 bars from moving toward each other, and, the in their bores 7. The stop 11, which may be end bars are provided with means for receivmade from wire, is held in place'and guided 8o ing a warp-thread. V in its movements by staples 12, any suitable 30 The invention includes other objects and number of which may be employedand the advantages which with the foregoing will be branches of which straddle the stop and are set forth in the following description, while driven into the end bar 5. For cheapness the novelty thereof will be covered by the and simplicity the staples are provided. to claims appended to said description, and the hold and guide the stop, though of course 35 said invention is clearly represented in the equivalent means may be employed for this accompanying drawings, forming a part of purpose. this specification, and in which- With the parts assembled as shown in Fig.

Figure 1 isa plan view of a handrloominl, and if it be desired to knock down the eluding my improvements, together with the loom the stop 11 will be withdrawn from its 0 needle or shuttle. Fig. 2 is a View from one groove, and when it has passed across the edge of said loom with the stop slightly withoutermost one of the series of bores 7 the end drawn. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal sectional elebar 5 will be slipped ofi the ends of the rods vation,the section beingin the line 3 3, Fig. 1. 9 and 10, after which the end bar 6 will be Like characters refer to like parts in all the drawn off the opposite ends of said rods, at

45 figures. which point the rods can be pulled from the I desire to state that the invention is not work. limited to the exact construction disclosed by To facilitate the operation of the stop 11, it said drawings and description, nor to the makis provided at one end with a finger-piece 13, rco ing ,of the difierent parts of any particular formed by a bend or crank portion, and to 50 material,for many variations as to these points secure ready assemblage of the parts the ends may be made within the scope of my claims. of the rods when they enter the bores 7 are The loom includes in its construction end reduced or tapered.

The Warp is denoted by 14 and like the weft may be of any suitable material, and it is shown as formed of a continuous thread and is held in place by rows of relatively closely arranged studs or tacks 15 driven into the bottoms of grooves 16, formed on the inner upper sides of the end bars.

It will be seen that the bores 7 and 8 are arranged very close to the tacks, so that when the warp is strung strands of said warp can be run along the rods 9 and 10, the ends of which are fitted into said bores.

The warp-thread will be put on as follows: Fasten one end of said thread to an outside tack at either end of the loom, then pass it along the adjacent side rod, then pass it around two tacks at the corresponding end of the loom, and then continue until the loom is filled. The outermost threads of course are not used in weaving, they being intended to take the place of the rods when the work is taken from the loom. When the loom is strong, the free end of the warp-thread can be suitably fastened-for example, by being secured to a tack 17.

The needle or shuttle is denoted bylS, and it is made of some light material, such as tin, and the weft can be wound on the said needle, as indicated. The free end of the weftthread will then be fastened to one end of a side rod, after which the needle will be passed over and under the successive warp-threads, as is customary, the loom being turned over after each course and the needle being employed to press down the work into compact form. In refilling the needle it is not necessary to knot the ends of the Weft-thread, but such ends should be overlapped and preferably near the center and away from the sides of the work. These loose ends may be clipped without danger of unraveling.

After the work is finished the loom can be separated, as hereinbefore described, and the side Wires can be taken from the work.

The rods 9 and 10 serve to maintain a uniform width of the work.

The stop 11 performs an important function, as willbenowsetforth. Heretoforesomedifficulty has been experienced in removing the work from hand-looms, owing to the fact that the end bars could not be moved toward each other. By virtue, however, of the said stop the removal of the Work from the frame is much facilitated, for by slipping said step from across the pointed ends of the rods 9 and 10 the bar 5 can be readily moved toward the companion bar 6 a distance sufficient to cause the loosening of the warp, so that the ends of the same can be quickly freed from the studs or tacks 15. 1

Having described the invention, what I claim is- 1. A loom having end bars provided with bores and the bores on one of the bars extending entirely through the same and the bar that has the bores extending entirely through the same also having a longitudinal groove, rods the ends of which are fitted in said bores, and a stop for said rods fitted in said groove.

2. A loom having end bars provided with bores and one of the bars extending entirely through the same and the bar that has the bores extending entirely through the same also having a longitudinal groove, the ends of which are fitted in said bores, a stop for said rods slidable in said groove, and guiding means for said stop.

3. A loom having end bars provided with bores and the bores on one of the bars extending entirely through the same and the bar that has the bores extending entirely through the same also having a longitudinal groove, the ends of which are fitted in said bores, a stop for said rods slidable in said groove and staples straddling said stop. I

4. A 100m having end bars provided with bores and rods fitted in the bores, the bores being of greater number in the respective bars than the rods and extending transversely of the bars and the bores of one of the bars extending entirely through the same, and said bar that has the bores extending entirely across the same having a longitudinal groove, and a stop for said rods in said groove.

5. A loom having end barsprovided with bores and the bores on one of the bars extending entirely through the same and the bar that has the bores extending entirely through the same also having a longitudinal groove, the ends of which are fitted in said bores, a stop for said rods fitted in said groove, and headed studs carried by the end bars, for receiving the warp.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCES A. FOSTER.

Witnesses:

FANNIE A. FOSTER, C. W. TAYLOR. 

